Zayo

Zayo

Project Manager, Long Haul Site Acquisition and Permitting

United States

Sponsorship not specified$77k-$119kDetected 25 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementSalesforceNegotiationFinancial AnalysisExcelGISCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingFinancial ReportingConstruction ManagementFiber Optics

About the role

  • Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers.
  • Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access.
  • Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Responsibilities

  • Lead negotiations with property owners, municipalities, tribal authorities, federal agencies, and other stakeholders to secure site rights while minimizing project risk and maintaining positive business relationships.
  • Develop, manage, and track project budgets, purchase orders, forecasts, and financial reporting while ensuring alignment with program objectives and cost controls.
  • Produce and maintain executive-level project reporting, including weekly status updates, project readouts, dashboards, and presentations utilizing Google Slides, Google Sheets, Excel, Salesforce (SFDC), and SiteTracker.
  • Utilize GIS and mapping tools, including Google Earth and related geospatial applications, to evaluate site suitability, support route planning, identify permitting risks, and facilitate project execution.
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects through all phases of the site acquisition lifecycle while maintaining detailed project schedules, tracking milestones, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring successful project delivery.
  • Support and lead negotiations for land purchases and lease agreements
  • Coordinate preparation and execution of acquisition documents
  • Develop and maintain site acquisition trackers and status updates
  • Prepare deal summaries and support internal approval processes
  • Due Diligence & Design Coordination

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Three to seven (3-7) years of experience in site acquisition, permitting, or infrastructure deployment
  • Experience with land use, zoning, and permitting processes
  • Experience supporting land purchase or lease negotiations

Nice to have

  • Coordinate site acquisition activities with engineering, construction, utility providers, permitting agencies, landowners, and legal teams to ensure project schedules, budgets, and deployment objectives are achieved.
  • Oversee zoning, permitting, environmental, and regulatory compliance activities, including NEPA, Tribal, Wetlands, BLM, and local jurisdictional requirements, ensuring all project approvals are obtained on schedule.
  • Experience supporting telecommunications infrastructure projects, including fiber optic networks, wireless facilities, fiber huts, power infrastructure, and related construction activities.
  • Strong understanding of real estate contracts, easements, legal documentation, land use regulations, zoning requirements, and construction development processes.
  • Advanced proficiency with Salesforce (SFDC), SiteTracker, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides), Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, and Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and advanced reporting functions.
  • Identify potential sites for ILA deployment in alignment with network planning requirements
  • Zoning and land use analysis
  • Environmental assessments

Compensation

  • $77,100 - $118,600 USD/annually
  • The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role.
  • It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions.
  • Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
  • Non- sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan.
  • Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.

Benefits

  • Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave
  • Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.
  • Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

Equal opportunity

  • Zayo is an equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
  • If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us.

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